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Counseling Services Provides Student Support During Seasonal Stress, Julia Perez

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Predicting Volunteerism Through Factors Of Emotional Intelligence, Self-Efficacy, And Education Level, Dan Clark

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Associations Between Internalization Of The Model Minority Myth And Burnout Among Asian College Students, Tu Truong

Honors Theses

Background. Burnout has become increasingly prevalent among college students in recent years. A potential risk factor for burnout among Asian and Asian American college students is internalization of the Model Minority Myth, for it may cause psychological distress within Asians. This study has two aims: 1) to examine the association between internalization of the Model Minority Myth (i.e., achievement orientation, unrestricted mobility) and burnout (i.e., exhaustion, cynicism, and efficacy) among Asian college students; and 2) to assess whether the association between internalization of the Model Minority Myth and burnout among Asian college students differs by international student status.

Methods. A …

The Relevance Of Electronic Services (E-Services) In Cameroon’S Ministry Of Finance, Junior Nwanja

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Effects Of Foot And Ankle Mobilisations Combined With Home Stretches In People With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Proof-Of-Concept Rct, Vasileios Lepesis, Joanne Paton, Alec Rickard, Jos M. Latour, Jonathan Marsden

School of Health Professions

Introduction People with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and limited joint mobility syndrome (LJMS) can experience increased forefoot peak plantar pressures (PPPs), a known risk factor for ulceration. The aim of this study was to investigate whether ankle and 1st metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint mobilisations and home-based stretches in people with DPN improve joint range of motion (ROM) and reduce forefoot PPPs. Design and methods Sixty-one people with DPN (IWGDF risk 2), were randomly assigned to a 6-week programme of ankle and 1st MTP joint mobilisations (n = 31) and home-based stretches or standard care only (n = 30). At baseline (T0); …

Silver Bow Creek Butte Area Npl Site 3rd Quarter 2023 Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Interim Site-Wide Surface Water Monitoring Data Report. Consent Decree- Civil Action No. Cv 89- 039-Bu-She, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Effects Of A Preventive Mental Health Curriculum Embedded Into A Scholarly Gaming Course On Adolescent Self-Esteem: Prospective Matched Pairs Experiment., Christopher Jenson, Sharon Fitzgerald Wolff, Libby Milkovich

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

BACKGROUND: Positive self-esteem predicts happiness and well-being and serves as a protective factor for favorable mental health. Scholarly gaming within the school setting may serve as a channel to deliver a mental health curriculum designed to improve self-esteem.

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to evaluate the impact of a scholarly gaming curriculum with and without an embedded preventive mental health curriculum, Mental Health Moments (MHM), on adolescents' self-esteem.

METHODS: The scholarly gaming curriculum and MHM were developed by 3 educators and a school-based health intervention expert. The scholarly gaming curriculum aligned with academic guidelines from the International Society for Technology Education, …

The Classification Of Obesity Based On Metabolic Status Redefines The Readmission Of Non-Hodgkin’S Lymphoma-An Observational Study, Hang Dong, Honglin Guo, Jing Du, Yiping Cheng, Dawei Wang, Junming Han, Zinuo Yuan, Zhenyu Yao, Ran An, Xiaoqin Wu, Kyle L Poulsen, Zhixiang Wang, Shanshan Shao, Xiude Fan, Zhen Wang, Jiajun Zhao

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: The relationship between obesity and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) was controversial, which may be due to the crudeness definition of obesity based on body mass index (BMI). As obesity and metabolic abnormalities often coexist, we aimed to explore whether the classification of obesity based on metabolic status can help to evaluate the real impact of obesity on the readmission of NHL.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, utilizing the 2018 Nationwide Readmissions Database, we identified NHL-related index hospitalizations and followed them for non-elective readmission. The patients with NHL were classified as metabolically healthy non-obese (MHNO) and obese (MHO) and metabolically …

Effectiveness Of Conservative Management Versus Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy In The Prevention Of Recurrent Symptoms And Complications In Adults With Uncomplicated Symptomatic Gallstone Disease (C-Gall Trial): Pragmatic, Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial, Irfan Ahmed, Jemma Hudson, Karen Innes, Rodolfo Hernández, Katie Gillies, Rebecca Bruce, Victoria Bell, Alison Avenell, Jane Blazeby, Miriam Brazzelli, Seonaidh Cotton, Bernard Croal, Mark Forrest, Graeme Maclennan, Peter Murchie, Samantha Wileman, Craig Ramsay, C-Gall Study Group

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

OBJECTIVE: To assess the clinical and cost effectiveness of conservative management compared with laparoscopic cholecystectomy for the prevention of symptoms and complications in adults with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstone disease.

DESIGN: Parallel group, pragmatic randomised, superiority trial.

SETTING: 20 secondary care centres in the UK.

PARTICIPANTS: 434 adults (>18 years) with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstone disease referred to secondary care, assessed for eligibility between August 2016 and November 2019, and randomly assigned (1:1) to receive conservative management or laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

INTERVENTIONS: Conservative management or surgical removal of the gallbladder.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The primary patient outcome was quality of life, measured …

Re: Silver Bow Creek Butte Area Npl Site 3rd Quarter 2023 Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Interim Site-Wide Surface Water Monitoring Data Report. Consent Decree- Civil Action No. Cv 89- 039-Bu-She, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

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Preconception Counseling In A Patient With A Mechanical Aortic Valve And Recent Ischemic Stroke, Kristen E Wong, Alan C Braverman, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Alan Zajarias, Amanda K Verma

2020-Current year OA Pubs

A 31-year-old woman with a mechanical aortic valve for congenital aortic stenosis presented to the cardiology clinic for preconception counseling. After experiencing an acute stroke 4 weeks prior, she was subsequently discovered to have prosthetic valve thrombosis requiring replacement of the aortic valve. We discuss her clinical course and preconception considerations.

A Rapid Site Selection Assessment As An Indicator Of Stony Coral Microfragment Outplant Success, John J. Alfirevich

All HCAS Student Capstones, Theses, and Dissertations

Microfragmentation of massive stony coral species is a technique being utilized to propagate corals asexually to help restore coral reefs. Microfragmentation consists of cutting corals into 3 cm diameter or less fragments, which boosts growth rates. However, in some locations the size of microfragments make them vulnerable to parrotfish predation and benthic overgrowth, reducing survival. As such, a method to identify key site characteristics which promotes microfragment outplant success, particularly one that can be performed quickly across multiple areas is needed. A rapid site assessment conducted prior to microfragment outplanting was performed at 12 randomly selected sites within the Kristin …

Scaffolded Simulation In Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Education, Lori Bobo, Stacy Mikel, Yolanda Chandler, Hungwei Tseng

Higher Learning Research Communications

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impacts of using scaffolded clinical simulations on nursing students’ confidence in clinical reasoning, clinical judgment, and critical thinking skills. Next, we also attempted to gain insights into students’ perceptions of the benefits of scaffolded clinical simulations.

Method: We used a mixed-methods research design to investigate the impacts of using scaffolded clinical simulations on 133 second-semester baccalaureate nursing students’ confidence in clinical reasoning, clinical judgment, and critical thinking skills.

Results: Findings from this study indicate that students who perceived the benefits of scaffolded simulation activities (i.e., peer observations, debriefings, and self-reflections) …

Ndnhealth: A Secure Mhealth Infrastructure Over Named Data Networking, Saurab Dulal

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Wearable devices like smartwatches, fitness trackers, and body sensors have become increasingly popular for health and wellness. Mobile Health (mHealth) uses wearable and mobile devices, wireless technologies, and data science to collect and analyze health data to improve health delivery and outcomes. However, privacy and legal concerns surrounding mHealth data make building a secure mHealth infrastructure a challenging task. Moreover, real-time sharing with many data consumers is another challenge in enabling temporally precise mHealth intervention. This dissertation proposes NDNHealth, a secure mHealth infrastructure over the Named Data Networking (NDN) architecture. NDNHealth provides a secure, efficient, and scalable way to share …

Docking For Ep4r Antagonists Active Against Inflammatory Pain, Stefan Gahbauer, Tao Che, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

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Simultaneous Detection Of Methylation And Genetic Variations Of Bcr-Abl1 Gene By Nanopore Cas9-Targeted Sequencing, Shuilian Xie, Ying Yang, Junjie Zhang, Menglin Zhu, Wang Li, Mengting Li, Yijian Chen, Hailiang Li, Weidan Lun, Weelic Chong, Shaogui Wan

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

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Delayed Giant Pseudoaneurysm With Left-To-Right Shunt Following Postinfarct Ventricular Septal Perforation Repair, Yojiro Machii, Makoto Taoka, Yuki Hayashi, Atsushi Harada, Keita Kamata, Masashi Tanaka

The Texas Heart Institute Journal

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm with a left-to-right shunt is extremely rare, requiring surgery if symptomatic; however, surgery has a high risk. Here, the case of a 77-year-old man with heart failure symptoms is reported, in which he develops a giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm 16 months after ventricular septal perforation repair as a result of acute myocardial infarction, with mild shunt blood flow from the pseudoaneurysm to the right ventricle. Intraoperative findings showed a free wall rupture along the area where the patch was secured during the initial surgery. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 13, and postoperative examination revealed no …

Robotic-Assisted Navigation For Stereotactic Neurosurgery: A Cadaveric Investigation Of Accuracy, Time, And Radiation, William Anderson, Francisco Ponce, Michael Kinsman, Sepehr Sani, Brian Hwang, Diana Ghinda, Michael Kogan, Jonathan M Mahoney, Dhara Amin, Margaret Van Horn, Joshua Mcguckin, Dominic Razo-Castaneda, Brandon Bucklen

Department of Neurosurgery Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Despite frequent use, stereotactic head frames require manual coordinate calculations and manual frame settings that are associated with human error. This study examines freestanding robot-assisted navigation (RAN) as a means to reduce the drawbacks of traditional cranial stereotaxy and improve targeting accuracy.

METHODS: Seven cadaveric human torsos with heads were tested with 8 anatomic coordinates selected for lead placement mirrored in each hemisphere. Right and left hemispheres of the brain were randomly assigned to either the traditional stereotactic arc-based (ARC) group or the RAN group. Both target accuracy and trajectory accuracy were measured. Procedural time and the …

Understanding Drivers Of Local Opposition To Renewable Energy Projects To Improve Adoption Of Clean Energy, Bryson Russell

Theses

The world faces a crisis; climate change is beginning to show more damaging effects on our planet. Without human intervention to stop these effects from worsening, they are predicted to escalate, such as mass extinctions and more frequent natural disasters. In order to curb climate change, the world must begin a transition to renewable and green energy sources as soon as it is feasible. One of the potential forces slowing the transition to renewables is the public's perception and opposition. For example, a spot for a photovoltaic solar farm may be the most economically optimal, but if the community does …

Effect Of Fabrication Pressure And Nmc Cathode Composition On Lpscl Electrolyte For Solid-State Battery Performance Improvement, Winervil James

Theses

Batteries are a key energy storage solution for a sustainable energy future. They provide carbon free power to portable devices such as mobile phones, laptops, and even electric vehicles. With further improvements to battery performance¸ the diversity of machines that can be electrified will increase. Solid state batteries (SSBs) have the potential to provide much greater energy density compared to conventional batteries. Greater energy density will help address the power to size ratio limitation of conventional batteries. Despite improvements in these major areas, SSBs still face some significant operational challenges. The study herein focuses on improving the performance of a …

Design And Structural Validation Of Peptide-Drug Conjugate Ligands Of The Kappa-Opioid Receptor, Edin Muratspahić, Jianming Han, Balazs R Varga, Kevin Appourchaux, Susruta Majumdar, Tao Che, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Despite the increasing number of GPCR structures and recent advances in peptide design, the development of efficient technologies allowing rational design of high-affinity peptide ligands for single GPCRs remains an unmet challenge. Here, we develop a computational approach for designing conjugates of lariat-shaped macrocyclized peptides and a small molecule opioid ligand. We demonstrate its feasibility by discovering chemical scaffolds for the kappa-opioid receptor (KOR) with desired pharmacological activities. The designed De Novo Cyclic Peptide (DNCP)-β-naloxamine (NalA) exhibit in vitro potent mixed KOR agonism/mu-opioid receptor (MOR) antagonism, nanomolar binding affinity, selectivity, and efficacy bias at KOR. Proof-of-concept in vivo efficacy studies …

Biomarkers For Heart Failure Prediction And Prevention, Prasanti Alekhya Kotta, Vijay Nambi, Biykem Bozkurt

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Heart failure (HF) is a global pandemic affecting over 64 million people worldwide. Its prevalence is on an upward trajectory, with associated increasing healthcare expenditure. Organizations including the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) have identified HF prevention as an important focus. Recently, the ACC/AHA/Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) Guidelines on heart failure were updated with a new Class IIa, Level of Evidence B recommendation for biomarker-based screening in patients at risk of developing heart failure. In this review, we evaluate the studies that have assessed the various roles and contributions of biomarkers in …

Do We Still Need Aspirin In Coronary Artery Disease?, Muhammad Haisum Maqsood, Glenn N Levine, Neal D Kleiman, David Hasdai, Barry F Uretsky, Yochai Birnbaum

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Aspirin has for some time been used as a first-line treatment for acute coronary syndromes, including ST-elevation myocardial infarction, for secondary prevention of established coronary disease, and for primary prevention in patients at risk of coronary artery disease. Although aspirin has been in use for decades, the available evidence for its efficacy largely predates the introduction of other drugs, such as statins and P2Y12 inhibitors. Based on recent trials, the recommendation for aspirin use as primary prevention has been downgraded. In addition, P2Y12 inhibitors given as a single antiplatelet therapy have been associated with a lower incidence of bleeding than …

Benefits Of Sharing Neurophysiology Data From The Brain Initiative Research Opportunities In Humans Consortium, Vasiliki Rahimzadeh, Kathryn Maxson Jones, Mary A Majumder, Michael J Kahana, Ueli Rutishauser, Ziv M Williams, Sydney S Cash, Angelique C Paulk, Jie Zheng, Michael S Beauchamp, Jennifer L Collinger, Nader Pouratian, Amy L Mcguire, Sameer A Sheth

Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Staff Publications

Sharing human brain data can yield scientific benefits, but because of various disincentives, only a fraction of these data is currently shared. We profile three successful data-sharing experiences from the NIH BRAIN Initiative Research Opportunities in Humans (ROH) Consortium and demonstrate benefits to data producers and to users.

Biological Nitrogen And Phosphorus Removal From Wastewater Under Low Dissolved Oxygen (Ldo) Conditions, Bashar Al-Daomi

Dissertations and Theses

This study examines the complexities of the integration of different technologies for nutrient removal, investigating parameters like sludge residence time (SRT), carbon-to-nitrogen (C/N) ratio, Anaerobic/Oxic (A/O), and Anaerobic/Oxic/Anoxic (A/O/A) systems, continuous and intermittent aeration regimes, and air OFF/air ON periods ratios for efficient nitrogen and phosphorus removal.

Two continuous aeration systems were implemented: The first aimed to carry out a simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SNdN) process for nitrogen and phosphorus removal under low dissolved oxygen (DO) and C/N ratio conditions. This system operated with 4.5-5-day total sludge age in a single-stage anaerobic/oxic (A/O)-SBR, performing stepwise DO reduction at varying DO …

Christ Hospital And Medical Center History: 1906-1996, Advocate Aurora Health

Historical Documents - Combined

Oak Lawn, IL: This 1906-1996 overview of Christ Medical Center history includes milestones, patient numbers, and budget statistics from the first 100 years of CHMC history.

Interesting pieces include:

• Water fights among student nurses were a tradition at Chicago's Evangelical Deaconess Nursing School in the early 1900's
• In 1911 income was $3,553,51 compared to 1923 at $133,141.15
• In 1933 nurses received $25 per week for 6.5 days of work
• The Oak Lawn land was purchased in 1955. The property was formerly a drive-in.
• In 1972 the original Evangelical Deaconess Hospital was sold to the Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church.
• School of …

Analysis Of Pharmaceutical Residues In Wastewater From A Ain, United Arab Emirates Using Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry And Circular Dichroism:Potential Hazardous Emergent Contaminants, Maya Iyad Berakdar

Thesis/ Dissertation Defenses

Although water is the second essential substance to life after air, clean water resources in many regions of the world have become limited because of climate change, establishing rivers’ dams and contaminations with hazardous life-threatening chemicals. Pharmaceutical residues in aquatic environments have been recognized as emerging contaminants causing adverse ecological and human health risks. Hundreds of pharmaceutical compounds and their metabolites were found in surface, underground, drinking and sewage waters in many countries. In United Arab Emirates, millions of drugs' dosages are annually used for human, poultry, and veterinary treatments. Drugs execrated as unchanged, metabolites or excesses can find their …

A Unique, Creative, Artistic Performer, Amedeo Giorgi

Duquesne Studies in Phenomenology

No abstract provided.

From The Homestead To The City: Two Fundamental Concepts Of Education, Bernd Jager

Duquesne Studies in Phenomenology

No abstract provided.